The program is usually conducted over four, 2 hour sessions, with three half hour follow-up telephone sessions.

Session 1 - Positive Parenting
Introduction to the concept of positive parenting. Maintaining a positive relationship with your teenager helps alleviate some of the stress that inevitably comes with the teenage years.

Session 2 - Encouraging Appropriate Behaviour
Encouraging the behaviour you like increases the chances of the behaviour happening again. The strategies parents will learn can help encourage their teenagers to behave appropriately by enhancing their relationship with them, rewarding them for desirable behaviour, and teaching them new skills.

Session 3 - Managing Problem Behaviour
All teenagers need to learn to accept limits and control their disappointment when they do not get what they want. Parents will learn positive and effective ways to help teenagers learn self-control, and deter short-term benefits in favour of longer term goals.

Session 4 - Dealing with Risky Behaviour
As teenagers strive to become independent, they may experiment more and take unacceptable risks. This program will help parents educate their teenager to recognise risky situations, avoid them if possible, and escape from those that can’t be avoided.

Telephone Sessions
These sessions are designed to provide ongoing support for parents as they put into practice the strategies introduced in the previous four sessions. These sessions are tailored to meet individual family needs and assist with any issues or concerns.

Location Options
These programs can be provided as an individual or group program at Solutions Focus Psychology or as a group program in schools and other educational organisations.

Positive Parenting Tips
As part of the parenting program, we also conduct 2 hour Information Sessions at Day Care, Pre School and School settings. We provide parenting tips and the opportunity for feedback and discussion.